Receptacle



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Patented July 3, 1934 UNVE- res ATENT orgies 8 Claims.

My invention relates toV improvements in receptacles, and it consists inthe combinations, constructions and arrangements herein described andclaimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a receptacle including aninterior container, and having a removable decorative covering, and also.being provided with a protective casing for the container held rigidlyin position.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the typedescribed in which means is provided for simultaneously holding thedecorative covering, the protective casing and the container rigidly inassembled position.

A further object of the invention is to provide a receptacle having ,acontainer and a'protective casing spaced therefrom whereby any liquidsspilled from the container will be caught by the protective casing..

A further object of the invention is to provide a device having aninterior container and a protective casing, and in which a decorativecovering made up in sections is provided, the latter being spaced apartfrom the protective casing, but being held together by means which alsoengages the protective casing and the inner container for retaining theassembly in position.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specificationand the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed outin the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming part ofthis application, in which:

Figure 1 is a central vertical section through one form of theinvention,

Figure 2 is a horizontal section on the line 2 2 of Fig. l,

Figure 3 is a vertical section through a modified form of the device,

Figure 4 is a vertical section through another modied form, and,

Figure 5 is a vertical section through a further modified form.

Referring now to Figures l and 2 I have shown therein an inner container6, which in this instance, is in the form of a glass jar closed at itsbottom and provided at its upper edge with eX- terior threads 7. Thesethreads are so formed as to leave a shoulder 8. Surrounding the innerreceptacle is a protective casing having a body portion 9, an outwardlyextending flange 10 at the bottom, and an inwardly extending ange 11arranged to bear on the shoulder 8. In this instance the decorativecovering has a lower section i2 having a groove 13, arranged to receivethe flange 10. rhe section 14 immediately above the section 12 has alapped joint 15, and this section terminates above the iiange 11 of thecasing 9.

A ring-like member 16 is provided with threads 16a to engage thethreaded portion 7 of the inner container, and it has a flange 1Gbarranged to overlie the upper edge of the section 14. This section V16is tapered as shown, to receive a cover `17 N which in the presentinstance is held frictionalci; 1y in position.

In assembling the device the protective casing, which may be a metalcanister open at top and at bottom, is placed over the inner container6. The sections 1g2 and 14 are placed in position, the 'Y former restingon the flange 12, and the ring-like section 16 is screwed down until theange 16h engages the upper rim of the section 14, thus holding thedecorative covering between the ring and the Vflange 10 and at the sametime drawing the 5. shoulder 8 upwardly under the flange 11 so as tohold both the container 8 and the protective casing 9 rigidly inposition. By removing the member 16, the entire assembly can bedismembered.

In Fig. 3 there is an inner container 18 having a closed bottom .and anopen top. The protective casing in this instance is in the form of acane ister 19, having a closed bottom and being provided with a flange20. The section 21 of the decorative covering corresponds to the section12 in 85 Fig. 1. In this instance there is an intermediate section 22,and above this intermediate section is a section 23 of the decorativecovering which has a shoulder 23a.

A ring-like member 24 similar to the member 16 in Fig. 1 is threaded toengage the threads 19a of the member 19. It has a lip 24a overhangingthe upper edge of the inner container, and it has a shoulder 2417 whichengages the shoulder 23a. The inner upper portion of the member 24 isared to receive a powder puff, and it is provided With a cover 25.

In this form of the device it will be noted that when the member 24 issecured in position, it bears on one side on the upper edge of thecontainer 18 and on the other side on the upper section of thedecorative covering. In order to provide for any inequality in height, aresilient cushion 26 is disposed between the bottom oi the protectivecasing, and the inner container, so that the member 24 may be screweddown tight to hold the parts in rigid assembly.

In Figure 4 I have shown a modified form in which an ordinary ink bottle27 forms the inner container. This rests on a cushion 28 in a canister19, which is threaded, and- Which is engaged by a threaded section 30 ofthe decorative covering. This threaded section engages the upper edge ofthe lower section 31 of the decorative covering, the latter bearing on aflange 29a of the protective casing. The upper portion of the member 30is extended to engage the rounded shoulder of the bottle, as at 27a. Ascrew cap 32 is provided.

In the use of this form of the device any ink which is spilled over theside of the bottle will be caught by the canister which forms theprotective casing, thus preventing the staining of the decorativecovering. In Fig. 5 the bottom section 33 of the decorative covering isthreaded as shown at 33a, to engage threads on the protective casing 34.The latter has a shoulder 34a which engages the upper edge of thedecorative section 35. The protective casing in this instance extendsupwardly and inwardly forming in fact a continuation of the section 35,and it engages the rounded shoulder of the bottle 36. The latter restson a cushion 37 similar to the cushion 26 in Fig. 3, and the bottle isthreaded at 36a to receive a threaded cap 38. In this form of the devicethe upper portion of the protective casing may be turned to clamp thesection 35 oi the decorative covering in position, and as stated, italso engages the bottle and holds it rmly on the cushion 37.

In all of the forms shown it will be observed that there is an innercontainer, a protective casing surrounding it, a decorative covering,and means for holding the parts in rigid assembly, this means beingeasily removable to permit the dismantling of the device or thereplacement of portions of the decorative covering.

rI'he devices set forth above besides having the advantage of adecorative covering and a protective casing which may be quicklyassembled, or taken apart, also have the advantage in that parts may beused which eliminate structural exactions. Thus in Fig. l, theprotective casing is merely a cylindrical metal member with an inwardlyextending ilange at the top and an outwardly extending flange at thebottom. When the device is assembled it does not show.

In Figs. 4 and 5 an ordinary ink bottle is made use of, and this reducesthe cost of the article, since these may be bought on the open market.In those instances in which the protective casing or canister isprovided with a bottom, the casing usually made of metal is leakproof sothat even though the contents of the inner container may overflow itwill be caught by the protective casing.

I claim:

l. The combination of an inner container, a protective casing therefordisposed exteriorly of the container, a decorative covering disposedexteriorly of the protective casing, and means for holding said parts inrigid assembly.

2. A receptacle comprising an inner container member, a protectivecasing member and an outer decorative covering member, one of saidmembers being threaded and another of said members being threaded toengage the threads of said first named threaded member and being movableto a position to hold said members in rigid assembly.

3. A receptacle comprising an inner container member, a protectivecasing member surrounding said container, a decorative covering member,said decorative covering member being made in sections and coactingmeans on certain o1 said members for holding all of said members inrigid assembly.

4. A receptacle comprising an inner container, a protective casing forsaid container, an exterior decorative sectional covering, and means forholding the cover, the casing and the container in rigid assembly.

5. A receptacle comprising an inner threaded container, a casingsurrounding said container and having a portion arranged to engage thecontainer, an outer decorative cover having a portion arranged to engagethe protective casing, and a ring-like member threaded to engage theinner container and arranged to bear on the cover for holding the cover,the protective casing and the interior container in rigid assembly.

6. A receptacle comprising an inner container, a protective casingsurrounding said inner' container and being threaded, an outer coverarranged to bear on a portion of the casing, and a ring-like member inthreaded engagement with the casing and having a portion arranged tobear on the inner container, and a portion arranged to bear cn the outercover whereby the parts are held in rigid assembly.

'.7. A receptacle comprising an inner threaded container, a protectivecasing surrounding said container and being threaded at its top, anouter cover member having sections, one of said sections bearing on aportion of the protective casing near the bottom thereof and anothersection being threaded to engage the threads or the protective casingand having a portion arranged to engage a section of the cover and beingextended to engage the inner container whereby the parts are held inrigid assembly.

8. A receptacle comprising an inner threaded container, a protectivecasing surrounding said container, said casing being threaded and beingprovided with a shoulder, a lower cover section having threads arrangedto engage the threads on the casing, a second cover section held betweenthe shoulder of the casing and the rst named cover section, and saidcasing being extended to engage the inner container for forcing ittoward the bottom section whereby the parts are held in rigid assembly.

WAYNE W. BISSELL.

